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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: rbcorbitt on February 12, 2013, 06:46:00 PM
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Just returned from another great hunt with Ray Hammond at Hog Heaven. I learn more about hunting these critters each time I go out.
What hunting pants do you fellow TradGang members recommend to ward off the thorns that are a given in tight hog cover, but are still quiet, and, since I'm looking for it all, water-resistant?
Bob C
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What about chaps... Just an idea.
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Lol at Iron Workers pants by LL Bean.
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I have a pair of Boarhide chaps that have gotten "fuzzy" over the years. They are waterproof and work in all but the longest, sharpest briars (i.e. long reds) and are quieter than when new. You can usually find them for sale in Cabelas about this time of year. They work great for training a dirty retriever also.
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Bob, the best thing to do s get a pair of clippers to cut them out of your way. Anything that will keep them from sticking you , will make too much durn noise! And anything real soft like fleece will grab them. So just clip them and go !
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That's look at not lol
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Lol at Iron Workers pants by LL Bean.
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Originally posted by Squirrel Bait:
Bob, the best thing to do s get a pair of clippers to cut them out of your way. Anything that will keep them from sticking you , will make too much durn noise! And anything real soft like fleece will grab them. So just clip them and go !
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Thanks, Squirrel Bait. I think I spent more time getting myself unhooked by the thorns, then I did hunting pigs. What is that tall grass (as Ray explains - like Cat-tails, but with tufts at top) that the bigguns like to bed up in? Seemed like that stuff was always surrounded by a ring of thorns!
Enjoyed meeting you in camp, and look forward to hunting with you again!
Bob
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I bought 8 pairs of pants years ago...thick cotton for $8 each, but fine thread, not like carhart(texture is noisy).....and I have worn and washed them so many times that they are soft...and quiet....
I never used fabric softener...but if I ever buy pants like that again I will to soften them up quicker.
I'd rather get scratches and a shot than wear noisy pants and get no scratches and go hungry.
That's my take. :campfire:
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carhartt makes a lighter "canvas" pant (I think it's 7oz fabric) that is very tough but quiet also. It's soft stuff, not like the thick, stiff stuff Terry referenced. I rotated the same 3 pairs for almost 2 years at work before they needed replacing.
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Phragmites !
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I think the guys in Ga have the answer. Clippers and as soft as can be obtained trousers will get you in close
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Best thing for briars is leather..my dad was a big quail hunter back in the 50's and used deer hide without the fur, had it sewed on the front legs of his hunting pants.
It's heavy, but I remember he wore those pants till the briars wore out the pants and had the deer hide sewed on another pair.
I go with the snips.
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Carhartt lighter weight was what I was thinking also as a possible item.
Layering helps if it is not too hot.
I like Filson Chaps for not so quiet but great thorn stopping.
How about some hair on chaps or hair on chinks? Hair on skin works for the critters.
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Duluth Trading Fire Hose cotton canvas cargo work pants. 11.5 oz, pre-washed to be soft, quieter than Carhartt, but tougher.
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Originally posted by NC BowBender:
Duluth Trading Fire Hose cotton canvas cargo work pants. 11.5 oz, pre-washed to be soft, quieter than Carhartt, but tougher.
Cool....I'll check them out....going on over 10 years with the 8 pairs I bought...might be needing some new ones.
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Originally posted by Hoyt:
Best thing for briars is leather..my dad was a big quail hunter back in the 50's and used deer hide without the fur, had it sewed on the front legs of his hunting pants.
It's heavy, but I remember he wore those pants till the briars wore out the pants and had the deer hide sewed on another pair.
I go with the snips.
Yeah...and can be quiet...but also HOT down here when its 'off season' for everything else...and don't even mention the humidity!!!
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You're right Terry. It was in Georgia where he used them. I grew up there. But, I forgot about hogs being hunted in the warm and hot months now. Weren't all that many hogs running loose in Ga. back then accept at Ft. Stewart and some along the rivers.
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Shorts, 89 humid degrees here right now.
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I wear Wrangler carpenter pants, like Carharts but much softer and quieter.
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Until I read this I couldn't understand why a hog would wear hunting pants :knothead:
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How about a pair of suede haying chaps?Seems like they would work good,unless too hot.Mine are very broke in,but are quiet.I guess I would have to get to go one of these years to really know.
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I wear the tan or drab green heavy canvas Dickies and wash the heck out of them before I ever think about going in the woods with'em. They've got a pair of built in pouches outside the right leg that holds a pair of snips and a sheathed Bowie handily at the ready. Drag a pair of 18" tall LaCrosse CoilScent snakeboots over the legs for Mr. NoShoulders and I'm good to go...
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x2 Duluth pants
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I usually just wear jeans or carhartts or even khakis when it's real hot. Going to check out these Duluth pants now.
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I feel bad for Terry, wearing 8 pairs of bluejeans in that heat, hey Terry, what size goes on first and what's last ?
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Those Duluth fire hose work pants look like they'll last forever, lots of great features.....and have enough pockets to almost eliminate a back pack. :thumbsup:
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I don't think briars are the problem.....
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(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/boareatingdeer.jpg)
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I wear jeans, the cammy Wranglers. Washed several times, they get quiet, they also fade but crawling around in the mud cures that...
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Originally posted by Hoyt:
Best thing for briars is leather..my dad was a big quail hunter back in the 50's and used deer hide without the fur, had it sewed on the front legs of his hunting pants.
It's heavy, but I remember he wore those pants till the briars wore out the pants and had the deer hide sewed on another pair.
I go with the snips.
This what my oldr friends do. I have one guy that has a pair of deer skin faced pants that he has had for 30 years. He always sais they get better with age.
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need to work on your photoshop skills Terry...hahaha
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:scared: :scared:
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Terry,
If I saw one like that, I don't think it would matter what type of pants I was wearing. They would definitely need to be changed (and probably thrown out :eek: )!!
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Clippers is what we use, but check out Duluth Trading Company. They have some pants called Fire Hose, I think. I believe they come in two weights as well.
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Thick camo jeans ( washed several times) are all you need. Go slow and pick/plan your route
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Clippers are a must down south. I've been still hunting using clippers for years, it really works.
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Duluth Fire Hose for sure. They'll stop wild boars and angry beavers. They make a "double layer" loggers pant as well. And, I know it's off topic, but, their buck naked underwear can't be beat.
Tim
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I've been looking hard at the Duluth Fire Hose. Looks like they may be just the ticket (along with a pair of snips) :thumbsup: